Chapter 136 Half Home
In a taxi leaving the villa area.

"Sister Fan, do you believe what that kid said just now?"

Lin Cong tilted his head and asked hesitantly.

Along with the dim yellow light emitted by the passing street lamps, one can clearly see the fatigue on the face of Lin Cong, the comedy director.

Lin Cong is Yingda's apprentice, and Yingda is also considered a veteran in the capital's film and television circles.

Xu Fan brought her to Wang Fei's card game in order to help this "dearest friend" expand his network.

The entertainment circle, the entertainment circle, the most important thing is this circle.

Lin Cong also had high expectations for tonight. After all, if he could make friends with Wang Fei, he would be able to gain access to half of the entertainment industry in the imperial capital.

But after playing just a few hands of cards, a sudden accident disrupted this good situation, making her feel a little lonely.

Of course, the unexpected death of Leslie Cheung also cast a shadow over the heart of this person in the circle.

The experienced Xu Fan naturally saw what Lin Cong was thinking. He chuckled and replied calmly.

"Like he said, it's better to believe it than not to believe it."

"And..." Xu Fan looked up and recalled the brief contact that was short but had left a deep impression on her.

"Just as Guoli said, this kid is obviously different from his peers."

Xu Fan smoothed the hair beside her ear and said, "Look."

"When we heard that Guorong had an accident, Fei stopped talking. She was her good friend. When she heard the bad news, she collapsed to the ground and didn't even have the strength to get up."

"I was also panicked. After all, we are all in the industry. When we heard the news, we all felt the same way. Everyone was confused."

“Although this guy looked gloomy, he was able to control the situation while we were in a panic, and he arranged everything that happened afterwards in an orderly manner.”

"From making us a calming soup, to arranging our plane tickets, to giving cigarettes to Lao Wang to help her concentrate, every move was just right and very appropriate."

"I believe a man who does things so beautifully would not talk nonsense."

Xu Fan is also an old hand. She knows clearly which is more reliable, what she heard or what she saw.

After seeing it today, I realized that seeing is believing.

"Yes, he easily got the plane ticket. Where did his connections come from?" Lin Cong just remembered.

"I don't know, but Guo Li told me that the crew of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber encountered trouble on the day of filming, and it was this guy who solved it."

"Ah..." Lin Cong was more and more surprised.

"We play cards to expand our network, right? Look, I think Zhang Yuan, although young, can also be considered a network."

Lin Cong remained silent. After thinking for a long time, he agreed with Xu Fan's opinion.

……

A few days later, Zhang Yuan boarded a plane to Dali.

The crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story" has a tight shooting schedule just like other Hong Kong and Taiwan TV drama crews.

Therefore, there won’t be several weeks of training time like in “The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber” and “Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils”.

After all the effort, half of the film has been shot!
This is also the reason for the decline of Hong Kong and Taiwan film and television dramas, which focus on quantity and effectiveness rather than quality.

Of course, this is in addition to the rapidly developing mainland TV drama circle, which is madly involutionary, competing to see who has higher investment and better quality.

However, after Hong Kong and Taiwan were basically swept into a corner in later generations, the mainland film and television industry entered a state of confusion, and the era of traffic began, and the stage of comparing the worst followed.

After landing, there was no vehicle to connect to the airport, so I had to take a taxi to the crew.

We arrived at the location in a hurry, but the construction workers hadn't left yet. It seemed that the crew planned to shoot and build at the same time.

The existing film set was introduced by Zhang Yuan and used the leftovers from the crew of "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

Therefore, the set of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is very close to the crew of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" which is in the final stages of production, and can be reached in fifteen minutes on foot.

"Director Li, Director Chen, hello." Zhang Yuan stepped forward and greeted the two core members of the crew.

Li Huizhu is of course the official director, but screenwriter Chen Shisan also holds the title of assistant director, so Zhang Yuan always addresses her as the director.

The two men's attitude towards him was neither cold nor cold. They were quite polite, but not very enthusiastic.

After all, in their minds, choosing Zhang Yuan was more of an exchange of interests and a compromise, and they still couldn't forget Nie Yuan's performance.

I arrived at the crew at noon, and just after finishing my meal, a new film press conference was held in the afternoon, so the schedule was extremely tight.

Dozens of media reporters were present, and many media from Taiwan also came early to wait, exhausted.

They are working so hard because Tiandao League leader Yang Dengkui will be showing up in person today.

Lao Deng... No, Lao Yang gave himself and his son the title of producer, and he is also an investor, so it is very reasonable for him to come forward, and it is also to support his "little flower" Xu Xiyuan.

The leading cast entered one by one following the host's introduction.

Needless to say, Xu Xiyuan and Chen Xiaodong, as well as Wu Jing who played Zhuge Liuyun and Xuan Xuan who played Hongye, also received a lot of attention from the flash cameras.

"Next, please welcome the actor who plays the Seven Nights Demon Lord, Zhang Yuan!"

Several leading actors turned their heads to look at the stage. Zhang Yuan entered wearing a suit, the same suit he wore to Formosa... because it was the only formal suit he had.

歘欻欻……

Click, click, click...

The sound of doors opening and flashing lights accompanied his appearance on stage.

Although not as lively as Xu Xiyuan and Chen Xiaodong, it was not less lively than Wu Jing and Xuanxuan.

The people on the stage were quite surprised.

"Who is this?"

“Why is it so popular?”

A press conference was held right after they joined the crew, and the actors didn’t have time to get to know each other yet, so they were naturally strangers.

You know, Wu Jing has already starred in "Tai Chi Master" and the hit "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and is considered a popular young actor in mainland China.

If he had not been obsessed with Hong Kong prostitutes and insisted on developing his career in Hong Kong Island, he probably would not have wasted many years in later life with such a great start.

Not to mention Xuan Xuan, who has been doing very well in TVB since the early 90s, including "The Magistrate", "Heaven and Earth", "My Pet Love", "Justice Files" and many other famous works.

But these two suddenly discovered an actor who was as popular as themselves but was particularly unfamiliar, and their curiosity was piqued.

A few minutes later, all the actors were in place, standing in front of a huge promotional backdrop.

Zhang Yuan consciously came to the corner.

"Now, please welcome our producer, famous film and television investor, Mr. Yang Dengkui, to make a shining appearance!"

Lao Deng walked onto the stage while clapping his hands, greeting the media and looking at the actors on the stage. Zhang Yuan, who was standing at the end of the line, nodded to him, and Yang Dengkui smiled back.

Once the bosses are in place and the team is lined up, we'll take a group photo.

At this time, Old Yang waved his hand towards Zhang Yuan: "Come here."

Zhang Yuan pointed at himself.

"Why are you hiding in the corner? Come here." Yang Dengkui personally moved forward, grabbed his sleeve, and pulled him to the center of the team.

Originally, Yang Dengkui was located in the center, with Xu Xiyuan and Chen Xiaodong on his left and right, followed by Li Huizhu and Chen Shisan, and the rest were arranged in order of status.

Now Lao Deng pulled him to his side and directly squeezed Chen Xiaodong out of the "core circle".

Chen Xiaodong was dumbfounded.

I am Ning Caichen. Is it okay for me to be pushed aside by the Seven Nights Demon Lord?

What he didn't know was that this little "accident" at the press conference seemed to be God's perfect prediction for his future life on the crew.

He was angry, but didn't dare to say anything.

Anyone who dares to touch Yang Dengkui's hair can only smile.

Seeing this, the other actors also held their breath and dared not say anything.

Especially Li Huizhu and Chen Shisan, they almost lost their glasses in fright!
"Fuck, this guy knows Mr. Yang!"

"And it seems that they have a good relationship."

"I'm dying, dying, dying... Fortunately, he was chosen. If Nie Yuan was chosen and eliminated, wouldn't that be a sore spot for Mr. Yang?"

"I just got lucky and escaped a disaster!"

Both of them felt exhausted as if they had survived a disaster.

"I heard from my people that you helped the crew solve the problem of the scenery. Thank you very much." Yang Dengkui turned sideways and said with a smile.

"It's my duty to do things for Mr. Yang." Zhang Yuan also turned his head and whispered in Lao Deng's ear.

"Hahahaha, okay, I was right about you, you really have a future."

Earlier at the dinner table, Yang Dengkui casually mentioned that he had a new movie to shoot.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuan agreed immediately without even asking about the specific content and team.

Old Yang thought that this boy was quite a good person at the time, but he didn't think much about it.

After he sobered up, he casually told the company about it, and the people below informed the crew and sent him an audition notice.

Yang Dengkui did not show up in person throughout the whole process, so the crew did not know that Zhang Yuan knew Old Yang. They just thought that he was a relative of some actor or leader in the company.

Now I find out that he is indeed a relative, but the relationship is a bit too big, too high.

From Yang Dengkui's point of view, he just said it casually after drinking some wine.

This young man was quite serious and indeed came to the crew to act.

In the eyes of the people in the underworld, this is a manifestation of loyalty.

At the same time, in his eyes, it is also a kind of respect for himself.

Besides, Yang Dengkui's main sphere of influence is in Taiwan, and if problems arise with the crew on the mainland, it would be difficult for him to intervene.

Zhang Yuan, however, downplayed the problem and asked the crew to spend a little money to solve the big problem.

Yang Dengkui was of course happy to see him.

But there is another reason why I am so enthusiastic about him.

Interview stage...

"Hello Zhang Yuan, I'm a reporter from the Imperial Capital TV Station. The ratings of the show "The Story of a Noble Family" in which you starred have been rising since it was aired. What do you think about this?"

A reporter was selected and stood up to ask a question.

That’s right, “The Story of a Noble Family” has been aired and has become popular as expected.

The theme song "An Xiang" even made a direct debut and dominated the music charts.

Liu Qianqian and Shu Chang had just finished filming their scenes for Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, and they immediately went on a non-stop promotional tour with the crew of The Story of a Noble Family.

A few days ago, Li Dawei called him and asked if he was willing to participate in the promotion.

Of course, without adding money...

Zhang Yuan turned it down on the grounds that he had work to do.

I didn't expect that the monk could escape but the temple could not, and I was blocked by reporters here again.

At one press conference, reporters asked dozens of questions, 30% of which were about Zhang Yuan and "The Story of a Noble Family". Some of the more confused ones almost forgot that this was a press conference for "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Yang Dengkui was happy and even felt that he had made a big profit!

By making a good connection, the crew gained so much popularity out of nowhere, so of course they made money.

The press conference seemed to have become half of his home court, attracting the attention of other leading actors from time to time.

"I'll have to get to know him if I get a chance..."

Several people thought so.

When the party was over, Yang Dengkui pulled Zhang Yuan aside to chat for a few more words before leaving, and asked him to come and have a drink with him when he went to Taiwan next time.

Naturally he had to accept the offer, and after seeing them off with a smile, Zhang Yuan returned to the filming location with the rest of the crew members.

Only now do I have time to pack my luggage and check into the hotel.

coincidentally……

"Hey, Zhang Yuan, we meet again!"

While he was waiting for the room card, he suddenly heard a rough male voice.

"Brother Jun?"

"Why are you here?" Zhang Yuan had never expected that they would meet here again after just a month of separation.

"I live here."

"I live here too."

The two crews not only "shared" some scenes, but also booked the same hotel.

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "It seems that this is not just a press conference, this place is really half my home court."

(End of this chapter)